Indonesian indie studio Calcatz, in partnership with publishing platform indie.io, will release their debut game Undying Flower on Steam this May 16. It follows one woman’s desperate attempt to change what can’t be undone, promising an emotionally charged, dark interactive narrative game about trauma, memory, and longing for self-forgiveness.
Faced with the question, “Would you forgive yourself, even if you killed someone you love?”, players take on the role of Nala, a young woman who fears she caused the death of her grandfather, and is undergoing a secret experimental treatment to cope . Players will relive key moments from the perspectives of both Nala and her grandfather, and, through dialogue and careful observation, piece together what happened between them.
Players are also given the power to alter the course of these memories, adjusting conversations, shifting emotional tone, and testing possible outcomes, allowing players to simulate different outcomes, testing and re-testing how even small emotional changes might reshape what once was, as you search for a version of the story that might bring closure, if not forgiveness.
As an Indonesian team, Calcatz drew direct inspiration from Tari Topeng, a traditional masked dance where performers use movement and facial coverings to convey deeply emotional stories. Each mask reflects the emotional state of those trapped in memory, transformed by the team into a powerful visual metaphor for vulnerability, grief, and the emotions we try to bury.
Underscoring the experience is an original soundtrack composed by Michael W. Pflug, featuring guitar and vocal performances by Stef Amadeus and Eien Nagi, with Eien also serving as the game’s director.
“Undying Flower is a spark of our journey to express strong human emotions through what we believe is the ultimate form of art: video games,” says game director Eien Nagi. “We believe that painting, music, literature, and film all tell human stories, each shaped by culture and experience. But when you add interactivity, it becomes something deeper.”
“This isn’t just a surreal story about regret. It’s about how a single moment between two people who love each other can change everything. In a way, Undying Flower is also the story of our journey as developers and artists.”
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